| Hartley
Newsletter October 2008
Next meeting—Monday, 46h
August at
7.30 p.m.
Hartley school building, corner Mid Hartley Rd and Great Western
Highway
Please bring a plate to share for supper
THE
BIG BACKYARD
SUNDAY, 26TH OCTOBER, 9 A.M., TO 4 P.M.
You are warmly invited to join us in your community backyard, at the old school,
corner Mid Hartley Road and Great Western Highway for a day for the whole family:
animals to see and cuddle, demonstrations to help you in your home backyard,
small motors, Mt Victoria and National Parks local history photographs, items
to purchase, good food to enjoy, a wood turner at work, lively music, Hartley
Bush Fire Brigade Christmas stocking, and MUCH MORE!
A donation at the gate to help with our insurance for the day would be appreciated.
Guest
Speaker for the October meeting — Rebecca Kalmar,
Herbalist and Iridologist and her understanding of the eye
and what it can tell about diagnosis.
October
Annual General Meeting - Election of office bearers for
2008-2009. Membership subscription of $5 is due at the meeting.
The fee covers
your insurance for any Progress Association activities, including
the Big Backyard. Visitors
not wishing to stay for the AGM could leave after message.
Garden
Club — Saturday, 4th October - meet at the old school,
Mid Hartley Road at 9 a.m., to carpool and travel to visit Fran
at Dargan who has a food producing
and a cool climate garden. Fran will also explain how she lives
without mains electricity.
Big
Backyard Planning Meeting — Monday,
13th October, at 7 p.m., in the old school. BIG BACKYARD 9
a.m., to 4 p.m., Sunday, October 26th Some more
of our highlights: animal nursery, alpacas, calves, poultry,
produce, community plant nursery, Galloping Gumnuts for pre-schoolers,
informative talks on landscape gardening, animal care, the
legal obligations of landholders, art demonstrations, and more.
Refreshments served all day, sit down or take away, sausage
and onion sandwiches, mmmmmm!.
Advertising
is well under way. Look for our eye-catching posters, designed
by Tania and Maggie, Graphic Design and printed by Ramsay Moodie.
Thank you, Maggie,Tania and Ramsay! Full page advertising and information
is in the October issue of imag, kind courtesy of Mark O’Toole,
local electrical contractor. Thank you, Mark! Thank you also to
National Parks and Wildlife, Hartley Historic Village for financial
assistance. Thank you, Steve!..
Big
Backyard Cake
appeal, please - if you could donate home-made cakes, biscuits,
etc., for HDPA to sell for refreshments and fund-raising,
we would be really grateful. Your past donations have been very
welcome. Telephone Carol on 6355 2088 to let her know if you are
able to help. Cakes to be delivered to the old school on either
Saturday 25th 9.00 to 12 noon, or Sunday morning 26th after 8.30
a.m. Thank you.
BIG
BACKYARD IS YOUR COMMUNITY EVENT Working Bee: Saturday
October 18th 9.00 a.m., to tidy the grounds and clean school and
hall,
if you could spare an hour it would be a great help. Also, Saturday
October 25th, 8.30 am to help set up. There will be plenty of jobs
to be done. Enquiries: telephone Pam 6355 2114, Diane 6355 2174
or Carol 6355 2088.
Hartley
Rural Fire Brigade Christmas Stocking is located at Adam’s
Shed. Call in and have a look. Tickets $1 also on sale at The Farmhouse,
Talisman Cafe, The Teahouse and The Diner. The Stocking will be
on view and tickets for sale at The Big Backyard. The raffle is
traditionally drawn at the Progress Association Christmas Party,
this year on 14th December at 6 p.m. Can you spare an hour or two
to help sell raffle tickets? Dates Saturday 11th October, and Saturday
15th November. The stocking will be located in the Lithgow Plaza.
telephone Ken on 6355 2280 for more details.
UPDATE
FROM THE HARTLEY HIGHWAY ACTION GROUP - The RTA are to decide if
the Newnes Plateau will be included in the "Study Area" for
the new Highway before the end of the year. They also hope to have
some corridor options on the table soon after a decision is made.We
are told the decision will be made based on Transport Modeling.
That is, predictions of use calculated from traffic statistics
and movements.
Meanwhile we now have confirmed and registered sightings of the
Spotted Tail Quoll (also known as Native Cat - Tiger Quoll) in
the Hartley Vale village, the middle of the current study area.
This rarely seen native will require the RTA to closely consider
the habitat destruction caused by a new road. We have found other
special natives, including the Long Nosed Bandicoot. Further investigations
will hopefully reveal the believed extinct Eastern Quoll of which
there have been unconfirmed sightings.
It is not too late to write to Federal and State politicians and
protest about the wholesale destruction this new road will create
through this special and important valley. If you need details
and don’t have the list in our earlier HHAG newsletter another
will be out soon or ring me on 6355 2332. David Peters, Chair HHAG.
Girls
and Boys 14 years and over - an opportunity exists for
you to be trained in fire safety, understand the role of a fire
fighter by practical exercises and to become a member of Hartley
Bush Fire Brigade. Mums and Dads, no young person under 16 would
be taken to a fire. Please contact a Brigade member at the Big
Backyard who will explain membership details.
A
dung beetle workshop and paddock walk will be held at the Hartley
School on Wednesday, 8th October, commencing at 10 a.m. and concluding
at around 12.30 p.m. with a free BBQ. John Feehan, an Australian
expert will speak about the benefits of dung beetles on soil health
and pasture production. Please RSVP to Peter Evans on 6350 3111
by 7th October for catering purposes.
Trivia
night at Mt Victoria school on Friday October 24th from 7 p.m.
The Trivia Master for the night will be Mr Doug Walters (former
Australian cricketer). Cost is $15 per person and includes supper.
Tickets can be purchased from Mt Victoria Public School. For further
information, please contact Tracey on 6355 2336 or 0415 529 562.
GARAGE
SALE - 9 a.m.,18th October at St Peter’s Anglican,
Great Western Highway, Mt Victoria. Goods for sale may be taken
to the hall on
Friday 17th October.
The
Farmhouse - Great Western Highway, open every day during
school holidays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends.
There are many delicious lollies and treats available.
Talisman
Gallery and Cafe - Great Western Highway, open every day
during school holidays, Monday to Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Thursday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. Try
their tasty woodfired oven baked pizzas.
A
new weekly publication — The Lithgow Spade will
be delivered Friday mornings to business premises in Hartley. Contributions
welcomed. Enquiries to 6352 2887 or editorial@thelithgowspade.com
Kanimbla
Brigade — shed is on the corner of Coxs River Road and
Blackheath Creek Road. Activities as arranged. Enquiries to the
Secretary,
Nancy, on 4787 1909.
Both Brigades welcome new members.
Please
be aware that your dogs can cause havoc among neighbours’ stock
and still be back looking innocent at home when the alarm is sounded.
Please make sure that you keep them on your OWN property!!
They’re
coming back: GALLOPING GUMNUTS will recommence at the Hartley School
premises on Friday, 15th August. Session from 10 a.m., to 12.30
p.m.Enquiries to Meg on 6352 3798.
Progress
Association would be interested in any new venture in Hartley.
If you would like to discuss speaking about your particular enterprise
at a meeting, please telephone the secretary, Carol on 6355 2088.
Membership of the Progress Association is $5 for one year.
A
warm welcome awaits you — at the little historical Church
of St John the Evangelist in Hartley Village. The next service
will be
on
Sunday, 3rd August at 5 p.m., including The Lord’s Supper.Please
join us in supper after the service. Enquiries to the Rectory 4787
8127, Rev John Gaunt.
A
thought - "It takes a great deal of living to get a little
deal of learning" John Ruskin.
Rural
Fire Brigades provide protection against fire in our valley. Hartley
Brigade meets at 10 a.m., on the third Sunday of each month for
training at their shed on Mid Hartley Road. Contact the Secretary,
Lynda, on 6355 2460. Kanimbla Brigade meets at their shed, Cox’s
River Road, as arranged. For details contact Nancy on 4787 1909.
New members welcomed.
Hartley
Appleseeds Playgroup — Meet
at the old school building Tuesday mornings. For enquiries, please
telephone Alison on 6351 4296. New members very welcome.
St
John the Evangelist on the hill in Hartley Historic Village - Communion
Services June, July and August, first Sunday only, at 5 p.m. (The
heaters will be on!) You are very welcome to worship with the friendly
congregation at St John’s. Supper after service. Come and
meet our new Rector, Rev John Gaunt.
Do
you wish to hire the hall?—the old school and adjacent
hall are available for hire at very reasonable rates. Sorry,
we are
unable to hire for 18th or 21st birthday parties. To make a booking,
contact Pam on 6355 2114.
Report
that fire: RING 000
Hartley or Kanimbla Valleys — 6353 1861
Hartley Captain — Brad Barber — 6355 2186
Kanimbla Captain — Guy Tesoriero — 4787 1361
Need a Pre-School? — Meagan — 6352 3798
Hire a hall — Pam Day — 6355 2114
Cattle
Sales — 9599 0188
Report
that fire — RING 000
Hartley Captain — Brad Barber ............. 6355 2186
Kanimbla Captain — Guy Tesoriero ..... 4787 1361
Hire a hall — Pam Day ............................ 6355 2114
Need a Pre-School? — Meagan.................. 6352 3798
President — Seamus Casey ......................... 6355 2113
Vice President — Chris Bird .......................... 6355
2114
Treasurer — Roy Armstrong ......................... 6355 2398
Secretary — Carol Crossman ........................ 6355 2088.
Hartley
District Progress Association welcomes new members, meetings
7.30 p.m., first Monday of each even month. $5 joining
fee, which covers your insurance for Association activities.
Email
Secretary— seeosee@lisp.com.au
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